Indian army chief conferred honorary rank of Nepali Army general
18 August 2026
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South Asia
Pakistan detains 258 in scam centre raid
18 August 2026
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South Asia
India says it thwarted attacks by Pakistan-backed militants, arrested over 200 operatives
17 August 2026
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South Asia
Korean liberation day: N Korea’s Kim tells Putin he is ‘proud’ of strong ties
17 August 2026
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Asia
Over 700 aid trucks enter Afghanistan
17 August 2026
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Asia
Over three lakh Rohingyas verified for repatriation
16 August 2026
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Asia
Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
14 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Cyber threat: North Korean hackers build AI tools for attacks
11 August 2026
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Asia
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead official over money row
11 August 2026
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Asia
Myanmar junta conducts over a dozen attacks since truce: UN
Myanmar’s military has reportedly conducted dozens of attacks since the devastating earthquake hit the country, including at least 16 since a temporary truce was announced this week, the UN said Friday.
4 April 2025
Myanmar death toll keeps rising
Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar’s junta chief a “murderer” as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok yesterday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands and left desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter.
4 April 2025
South Korea court ousts impeached president Yoon
South Korea’s Constitutional Court yesterday unanimously ruled to remove impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his disastrous martial law declaration, triggering fresh elections after months of political turmoil.
4 April 2025
Yunus-Modi meeting discusses Hasina extradition
CA mentions ex premier’s 'incendiary comments'
4 April 2025
Japan PM says Trump tariffs a 'national crisis'
Tariffs imposed on Japanese goods by US President Donald Trump's administration are a "national crisis," Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday as he prepared to hold cross-party talks on mitigating the impact
4 April 2025
India approves bill overhauling Muslim land boards
India’s parliament yesterday passed a bill to reform hugely wealthy Muslim land-owning organisations, with the Hindu nationalist government saying it will boost accountability while the opposition called it an “attack” on a minority.
3 April 2025
Myanmar quake: Death toll hits 3,000
Extreme heat and heavy rain in Myanmar could cause disease outbreaks among earthquake survivors camping in the open, global aid bodies warned yesterday, complicating rescue efforts made difficult by a civil war, as the death toll surpassed 3,000.
3 April 2025
Bhutan building wellness hub with airport
Tucked away in the Himalayas, the Kingdom of Bhutan is often regarded as one of the happiest nations in the world. It’s the last stronghold of Vajrayana Buddhism, and even measures the collective wellbeing of its citizens through a Gross National Happiness Index (GNH).
3 April 2025
Sri Lanka's crackdown on dogs for India PM's visit sparks protest
Sri Lankan animal rights activists marched on Thursday to protest the round-up of stray dogs a day ahead of a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
3 April 2025
Trump’s punitive tariffs on China ‘just the opening steps’ in a long dance, say analysts
Beijing has vowed to take countermeasures against the latest US tariffs and urged Washington to resolve trade frictions through dialogue
3 April 2025
Search for long-missing flight MH370 suspended: Malaysia minister
The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been suspended, Kuala Lumpur's transport minister said, more than a decade after the plane went missing
3 April 2025
China says opposes new US tariffs, vows 'countermeasures'
Trump unveiled particularly stinging tariffs of 34 percent on China
3 April 2025
Thailand has 'strong plan' to handle US tariffs, hopes to negotiate: PM
Southeast Asian countries with a significant trade surplus with the United States came in for harsh treatment
3 April 2025
When illegality is ignored: The tragic consequences of North Korea-China smuggling
China's support for North Korea is rooted in strategic interests, but this close alliance is becoming an increasing liability for China
2 April 2025
The tragedy caused by North Korean smuggling and China’s responsibility
At the end of February, a North Korean cargo ship, sailing with its Automatic Identification System (AIS) turned off, sank after colliding with a Chinese vessel in the waters off southeastern China
2 April 2025
New bill proposes to revamp Muslim land management
The Indian government yesterday presented a bill in parliament that plans sweeping changes in the management of vast tracts of land set aside solely for Muslim use, potentially stoking tensions between the government and minority Muslims.
2 April 2025
Myanmar quake: 26-year-old worker rescued after 5 days
Rescuers yesterday pulled a man alive from the rubble five days after Myanmar’s devastating earthquake, as calls grew for the junta to allow more aid in and halt attacks on rebels.
2 April 2025
Aid groups seek access to quake victims
Myanmar’s junta said yesterday its troops fired warning shots at a Chinese Red Cross aid convoy, underlining the challenge of delivering relief amid a civil war as aid groups called for better access to help survivors of a devastating earthquake.
2 April 2025
China launches military drills around Taiwan, calls its president a ‘parasite’
China’s military said it had begun joint army, navy and rocket force exercises around Taiwan to “serve as a stern warning and powerful deterrent against Taiwanese independence”, calling Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-Te a “parasite”.
1 April 2025
18 killed, 5 hurt in blast at Gujarat warehouse
At least 18 people were killed and five others injured as stored firecrackers exploded in a warehouse and caused a massive fire that led to collapse of the building in India’s Gujarat state today..The incident took place in an industrial area of Deesa town in Banaskantha district of Gujara
1 April 2025